Q. Ever wonder why you always see bike racers zipping through traffic in India, but always on old cheap bikes? In fact, sometimes I think the older the bike the more they try and race with you… why is that?

A: they have nothing to lose. They’re idiots; they aren’t risking too much money, because their bikes cost nothing… and come to think of it, their lives probably aren’t worth much more either… there are of course exceptions, but they’re rare.